Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-05
BEFURB rsE FDOTLiGHTS
Interesting Notes About Well Known Ac
and Actrea.ca Of the i,nnntrN

Interesting Notes About Welt Known Actor,
aud Ac'res.ss OF the Country.
Mcintyre Il Heath, now with Ifs Sitiou -
Burlesque company, will put smother min strel
troupe on the road next September.
Col Snelbaker has given up the Adel PIT
theatre, Buffalo, and number OF capitalists
VIII build him new opera house In that
city this summer.
A big feature in Den Tnompsons play Of
"The Old Homestead" which is now doing
so well in New York, Ia the singing of his
fne quartette
The Gilmore sisters open at the Comiaue
Philadelphia, Monday nisht.
George FL. Murray, one OF ". j. Gilmore's 5
agents who was recently here ahead of "The
Devils Auction" was married to Miss Viola
Garner, a professional, a few DAYS ago.
May Adams troupe, which opens at the
King street theatre Monday night, comes
mere from Williamsburg, New York. Miss
Adams Is singing the popular baby song
emitted "Peeping Through the Pauesn
lnefe Will be but two shows at Fulton
opera house next week. "The Two Johns"
on Tuesday and Lights O. London" on
Saturday night
Col J. Il. Hsverly is now managing his
minstrei troupe Ia person and he is as big
an attraction as any OF the performers They
are drawing largely in the West S lrce they
visited Lancaster Billy Emerson ant Aaa
Ryusn have Joined the troupe.
hattie Stokes, OF tho ctfcus family. has
Joined Mantell's = Par gIed Lives" company
seSeFar nights ago the Yale freshmen,
armed with changers. " bought up two hun.
dred seats at the New Haven opera house,
and for the rest OF the evening pandemonium
reigned supreme. Ole eutsrprisipg class.
mate engaged himself ~ super, " and. in
the scene in which a boat moves across the
stage, the unterrihed saw large flag with
their class numerals proudly flying from the
pastebosrd mast The sophomores made
rush for the stage, but the youngsters were
roo much for them, and quIetness 90 reigned
a. the the flag disappeared from sight.
The company producing "zozo, or Tn.
Magic queen will be in Lancaster during
APRIL The troupe Is composed largely OF
ladies' The principal comedians Is George
II. ADAMS, the famous clown, who has Cot
been here for several years.
Edwin Booth opens in San Frapcis,, NEXT
Monday.
w. II. Sloan, who Is brother Of George
Knight, and Ed. Fay, will play over the
Garden Wall' next season.
George Goodhart WAS taken sick on Last
Sunday, while in this city. lie was unable
to leave until Wednesday, when he Wen, 10
brooklyn to join S.arr's opera COMPANY.
His condition was by no means good when
ne lett here, as he va, suffering from chlIls.
WHmot i Lester, the great bycyclists who
were here two weeks this season, sailed for
Europe one day this week. This il their
nrst foreign venture, but they are II ns artist,
IL their line aud will likely succeed,
The German Brothers, now with Hayerlv
are to head minstrel troupe which Efed
Wright will manage next season.
hose Llsle's company played 70 starvation
business in Allentown las, week How long
can this continue.
Among the performers who Will appear at
Madison Square combined Bsrpun and
Forepaugh's circus are the Beck withs, cham.
pion swimmers An sr.idclal lake IA hs,np
prepared for them.
Sweatnam, Rice & Fagin, the new min.
strel firm, have given a contract for sIs Oo0
worth OF printing to the Forbes li,hograph
company. It is tbs !arsss, c1n.rac. OF the
kind ever given by An indoor smusement
company.
McNoonsy's Visit" i- the greatest hi.
Ned Hsrrigsn has ever proiuced.
Thomas b. McDonough bough, the play Of
Siberia" by BARLEY Campbell, for goa
In one day his receipts Ia Brooklyn q,
popular prices were g, 1857 10. Mr.. Nc is
good manager, and has lots OF pluck. He is
the gentleman who refused to give a mar.
iormsnce In York recently because the stock.
holders OF the theatre ell wanted to gain All.
mission Tor nothing.
The net profits on Edwin Booths season
1t In said, will reach si00, O00
The mother OF Lotta, the actress II a cl.s.,
Schemer. She is constantly with hsr dauah.
ter and looks after the haances. Sha b.s
invested the earnings OF Lotts dlsares,Iv and
they have brought riches. Recently sba ,s
said to have lost s6O, coo by specuisting ,n
Wall street For some time past I.o,t, ba.
been appearing In Old plays because her
mother was too mean to purchase new ones
She had an Idea that all that was necessarv
70 draw the people was 10 present the
star. She began To realize the situa,ion rs.
Gently and 81 once summoned Fred Marscen.
the author, to Philsdel phia for con ferenca
The writer advised her to have Lolita anneor
In new plays which he would prepare
kick over the price arose, and the old Iadv
bickered 30 much that Marsdsn Jeff In dis.
gust saying he would never draw another
pen for Lotta the mother has preven,s,,
Lotta from getting married because she don't
believe son-in-law Is good investment
John F.Sheridan once OF Sheridan Il Mack
10 playing "Fan on the Bristol" in India
His mother died In New England recently.
Carrie Swain has made q hit In Australia
John Z. Fox, at one time with Hsrrigan &
hArI Will oe here with the May Adams
company next week. He intends TO mt a
.uoups on inc road shortly to play" Todd's